The architects and designers announced today for Phase 2 of The Wharf include some high profile firms.

Hoffman-Madison Waterfront named eleven firms that will design the next phase of the $2 billion, mile-long development along DC’s Southwest waterfront. The second phase will include office, residential and retail space, as well as a new marina and park space.

Some of the firms chosen include SHoP Architects and WDG Architecture, which will design the two office buildings planned for Parcels 6 and 7; ODA, which will design the new apartment building planned for Parcel 8; Rafael Viñoly Architects, which will design the condominium project planned for Parcel 9; and Morris Adjmi Architects, which will design the office building at Parcel 10.

The architecture and design firms that will design other aspects of the development include STUDIOS Architecture, Hollwich Kushner, S9 Architecture, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, and Wolf|Josey: Public Space Design. Perkins Eastman is the master planner and master architect of The Wharf.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/shop_oda_adjmi_eleven_architects_announced_for_phase_two_of_the_wharf/12105

5 Comments

Brett
said at
7:22 pm on Tuesday January 31, 2017:

I guess these days setting a "high bar" equates to building bland boxes.

rjmarvel
said at
7:41 pm on Tuesday January 31, 2017:

Perkins Eastman, the master architect for all of the site (phase 1 and phase 2) is notably missing from this article. http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/01/31/the-wharf-developers-assemble-high-profile-design.html

Mark Wellborn
said at
7:44 pm on Tuesday January 31, 2017:

rjmarvel,
Thanks for the note. We have added in a reference to Perkins Eastman.

Fried Green Tomatoes
said at
2:26 pm on Wednesday February 1, 2017:

"Bland boxes" are the best. Architecturally distinctive buildings are often terrible in practice. DC doesn't need more Beijing, it needs more Paris.

Mary
said at
7:14 pm on Monday February 6, 2017:

Interesting to hear designers named for parcel 6 and 7 already. I'd read that they would start parcels 8-10 first and do 6-7 later and depending on market conditions. Guess the market conditions look good, if they're naming architects!